Health and Environment
Update: Get a second booster dose
The Federal Drug Administration has authorized, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended, a second booster dose for certain individuals.
The silent killer: High blood pressure
Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure and many don’t know they have it.
Reducing access to lethal means
Unattended misuse of firearms, weapons and medications can be harmful and even deadly to household members and guests.
Contamination takes toll in recycling
Recycling is important because it saves resources by taking materials and making them into new products instead of using virgin resources.
Testing curtails spread of virus
When cases of COVID-19 started to spike in December, appointments for COVID-19 testing filled as fast as vaccine appointments did a year ago.